BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers picked up another big conference win over a ranked opponent on Wednesday night in Sunshine State Conference men's soccer action, knocking off the 15th-ranked Lynn Fighting Knights in a rivalry battle at Bobby Campbell Stadium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 2, #15 Lynn 0
Records: Lynn (7-2-3, 2-2-3 SSC), Barry (7-4-1, 7-1-0 SSC)
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 28-147-7
SUMMARY:
- 6:22 - On just the Bucs' second shot of the game, Lucas Silva lined up shot after the Knights failed to clear out a ball in the box and ripped it into the upper 90. | Barry 1, Lynn 0
- 20:18 - In the 21st minute, the Bucs won a freee kick on the edge of the box after a foul on Lukas Reitzler. Oier Calvillo delivered a shot on goal that Knight keeper Luca Clavero punched out, but right to Jean Ghafourian who scored for the second straight game. | Barry 2, Lynn 0
- 33:55 - Clavero turned away Calvillo on a penalty kick after Fabio Menzel had a foul in the box to keep the game 2-0.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry out-shot the Knights 12-3, including 4-0 on goal.
- Barry also led 2-1 on corners, as Lynn could find little in the way of offense.
- Rafael Furlani did not face a shot on goal in posting his third shutout of the season.
- Clavero had two saves, but conceded the goals to Silva and Ghafourian.
- The game was the third straight for the Bucs against ranked teams, going 2-1-0.
- Barry now has 21 points in the conference, matching the total from last season when they won the regular-season title.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry hosts the Eckerd Tritons on Wednsday, Oct. 25 in SSC action.
